Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 October 2024
181. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 20 March 2024, to provide an update on the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42154/24]
View answerAs part of the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) studies, Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) were published in May 2018, which identified more than 100 flood relief schemes to be further developed for implementation.
In addition to the identified schemes, a number of further schemes were also found to be technically feasible, but their estimated costs were considered to marginally exceed their long-term benefits, making them not economically viable based on the level of assessment of the CFRAM studies.
The FRMPs included the recommendation to undertake a review of these potential schemes to confirm in greater detail the likely viability of a scheme for each community. Mountrath was included as an Area for Further Assessment (AFA). In 2024, the OPW progressed a scheme viability review for the town of Mountrath and is liaising with Laois County Council in relation to the potential for progressing a scheme in Mountrath.
